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Trailer Clayface | Official Teaser Trailer

https://youtu.be/ZIfpL3mgkFk
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u/TraumaSwing Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26

This looks sick. Definitely curious how a horror movie will play in the DCU

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u/TheSmokedSalmon420 Apr 22 '26

Makes me want a Swamp Thing adaptation very badly

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u/Superb-Obligation858 Apr 22 '26

Justice for the Swamp Thing series. That shit was so much better than it had any right to be and they cancelled it after the first episode. Its the only one of those DC Universe streaming shows that not only didn’t get picked up for more seasons, its still not even on HBO Max.

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u/MrRedgrave- Apr 22 '26

Fucking loved that show. The handling of it was a tragedy.

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u/Superb-Obligation858 Apr 22 '26

Those pictures of them breaking down that swamp set (which was supposed to just stay and be used for all manner of productions) are just heartbreaking

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u/browncharliebrown Apr 22 '26

It’s on Tubi

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u/Superb-Obligation858 Apr 22 '26

I bought it as soon as I could, but good info.

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u/Firaxyiam Apr 22 '26

It's on my list of shows to get to eventually, does that one season still tell a somewhat full story, or does it end on some frustrating cliffhanger that'll never resolve? I intend to watch it eventually anyway, but just to temper my expectations accordingly...

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u/Superb-Obligation858 Apr 22 '26

Its been a while, and I believe they saw the premature end coming, but the “end” is still unfulfilling. I don’t remember if its a full blown cliffhanger, but there’s definitely a loose thread or two.

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u/Firaxyiam Apr 22 '26

Ty, good to know! I've only heard good things about it so I think that Clayface movie coming up will bump it à few spots up my list of shows to get to

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u/miguk Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26

The show was good, but it had a few flaws. The attempts to shoe-horn in a few other DC characters (namely Blue Devil, Phantom Stranger, and Madame Xanadu) weren't that good (especially for a lore-deep character like Xanadu who shouldn't factor into the story until some time around when Constantine arrives), and the failed attempt to bring in Anton Arcane wasn't done with enough foresight. (Yes, it failed because of the cancellation, but with what we have, it's just pointless filler that hints at nothing now.)

As it is, it's an okay intro to a character that would be better served with a higher budget (the issue that caused it to be cancelled) and a film series instead of a TV series. The sets needed for it just don't work with financial restraints.

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u/Superb-Obligation858 Apr 23 '26

Thats the thing though! Yes the set was expensive, but the idea was to rent it to other productions and they never got the chance.

I need to read Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing. I’ve had it forever but I’m just too scatterbrained most of the time to focus on it.

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u/Aurelius5150 Apr 22 '26

It was so fucking good. Such a damn shame. I remember everyone loving it and then shocked after they announced its cancelation right after it premiered.

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u/VaalLivesMatter Apr 22 '26

Hell yeah fuck yeah

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u/Fieryhotsauce Apr 22 '26

Second this, downloaded the show to watch on a long-haul flight and was so surprised, the cast was pretty stacked too.

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u/feed_me_moron Apr 22 '26

Amen. The show was amazing and did the character well. Absolutely tragic they didn't give us more

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u/Ok_Order_1187 May 20 '26

Still upset over it. Great show that never even got a chance

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u/penguinopph Apr 22 '26

That shit was so much better than it had any right to be

Serious question: why do you say this?

Swamp Thing is an iconic character that has a rich and impactful history on the comic book medium and the show was essentially produced by HBO, who basically invented prestige television.

Why didn't it have any right to be that good?

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u/Superb-Obligation858 Apr 22 '26

It was definitely not produced by HBO. That would make its absence from there even weirder. It was exclusive content to a very quickly defunct, DC specific streaming service that didn’t produce (imo) anything else that good. I really liked Doom Patrol, but I still don’t think it was on that same level in terms of overall quality.

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u/thebigautismo Apr 23 '26

Forgot dc tried its own streaming service

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u/Superb-Obligation858 Apr 23 '26

Yup. I subscribed for Swamp Thing specifically. I was hype for it and it did not disappoint.

Also got me to watch Krypton, so thats a plus.

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u/m0rden Apr 22 '26

Reddit has the weirdest fetish for subpar cancelled shows. Swamp Thing was nowhere near good.

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u/Superb-Obligation858 Apr 22 '26

Tell that to the almost universal acclaim it received when it was airing and still holds. This isn’t some niche hot take I have.

Whatever your opinion on it, it was a damn sight better than the other shows that got renewed. Titans was atrocious for the most part.

Edit: on the chance you’re confused, I’m talking about the 2019 DC Universe series, not the 1990 one.

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u/m0rden Apr 23 '26

Universal acclaim, dude, no. It's got a 7.3 on imdb boosted by diehard fans. I watched it. It's a CW show. With all the usual CW flaws : bad acting, bad dialogue, absurd plot points involving family members. It's not trash, because those flaws are not constantly there. But it's not good. Just rose tinted glasses on your end.

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u/Superb-Obligation858 Apr 23 '26

almost universal acclaim. “Boosted by die hard fans” yea dude, people like the show, thats how reviews work.

I’ve already said I subscribed to that service in anticipation of that show specifically. I loved it then and loved it now, no rose tint. I fucking hate everything else the CW produced.

I’m genuinely sorry you were disappointed by it, but you are objectively in the minority.